Angel Zelaya Perez, Academic Assistant to the Seminary

Angel was born into a non-Christian home in San Salvador on December 8, 1988.  When he was 5, his parents separated, and his mother became the head of the household and the driving force by which Angel would grow up. When he was 9, he was invited to play soccer at a church where he heard God’s Word preached for the very first time and decided to receive Christ as his Lord and Savior. From childhood, Angel worked, always trying to earn some money, washing cars, and selling water on the same field where he played sports. His objective was to help his mother in any possible way.

 At age 11, he began to learn music at the church he attended, he began with piano and later learned to also play the drums, which he still does to this day. Not only has he enjoyed playing but it has also been a tool by which he could earn money by giving classes to others interested in learning.

 At 16, Angel received a scholarship to finish High School. He followed this with an attempt to go to college, but that soon proved impossible. He sought out employment, and God provided a job he worked at for 9 years. Amid that job, he initiated University studies a second time, in the field of Industrial Engineering, accomplishing 3 years of the degree program and once again, was unable to complete his education. But this time was different, it was because he had distanced himself from God and had acquired friends who had nothing but an ungodly influence upon his life.

 At age 22, Angel met Nathy, the young lady who would become his wife. Not long after that he knew in his heart that he needed to return to God. The first step was to find a good church. Thanks to the insistence of Erick Fuentes, a great friend who was always near to Angel even through the years he had turned his heart away from God, and repeated invitations to Vida Nueva, their new church home was found. Since then, Angel has grown in the Lord consistently. Five years later, Angel and Nathy were married, on October 15, 2017.

 Since December 2018 he has been employed at Vida Nueva. For two years he was the Academic Assistant to the New Life Baptist Seminary. Since mid-2020, Angel is the Director of Digital Production for Vida Nueva.  Angel and Nathy are expecting a little girl in April 2021.